Dartmouth-Hitchcock helps patients with financial challenges qualify for and apply for free and reduced cost medication programs offered by pharmaceutical programs.  These programs have complicated application requirements and require frequent renewals.  Dartmouth-Hitchcock staff help patients navigate these complicated processes.  This measure represents the savings to patients generated by helping them obtain medications through these assistance programs.

Medication assistance programs contribute to patient care by helping patients obtain medications needed to treat illnesses and chronic conditions.  Without these services, patients either go without medications or frequently ration or skip doses, which can complicate recovery processes and cause harm for patients.